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New York Giants Mailbag: Checking In Edition

It's a short mailbag this week, but still, we check in as always to see what the readers want to know.
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New York Giants Mailbag: Checking In Edition
New York Giants Mailbag: Checking In Edition

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Thanks for the question. If the season started today, I think the O-line would be, from left to right, Andrew Thomas, Joshua Ezeudu, John Michael Schmitz, Mark Glowinski, and Evan Neal. Ezeudu, Peart, and Bredeson should all be good to go for the OTAs and beyond.

Thanks for the question, Darius. I don't knock people who make schedule predictions right after it comes out, but I think it's too early to make any predictions. 

We don't even know what the roster will look like on opening day! With that said, let me get my eyes on how this team is shaping up in training camp and the preseason, and then maybe I can give you a more informed answer.

Hopefully, the injury situation regresses big time. (I can dream, right?)

That is a tough question. I don't think I have one favorite off-season pickup. I will say that I like how Joe Schoen addressed the run defense, which I was screaming about all last year, and how he added speed to the offense. 

As for UDFAs, again, let me get my eyes on them in the OTAs and minicamps, and I'll be able to give you a better answer. I can't just go off two days of rookie minicamp where all they did was drill work.

It's early yet, but what I think is going to unfold is as follows: Wan'Dale Robinson and Sterling Shepard start the year on PUP, and the six receivers that make the roster, assuming there are no injuries, are Slayton, Campbell, Hyatt, Hodgins, Smith (for special teams) and Crowder. And I still believe that when the dust settles, the Giants may try to trade one receiver for future draft picks.

Great question! I don't think there is a favorite one over the other, as it all boils down to the same thing: winning the battle in the trenches. And as you said, the Giants had trouble keeping the quarterback clean and disrupting the opposing quarterback on both sides of the ball. So the simple fact that they focused on those areas is very telling.

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Patricia Traina
PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for 30+ seasons, and her work has appeared in multiple media outlets, including The Athletic, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and the Sports Illustrated media group. As a credentialed New York Giants press corps member, Patricia has also covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. She is the author of The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants. In addition to her work with New York Giants On SI, Patricia hosts the Locked On Giants podcast. Patricia is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America.

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